2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Modern Languages in California

A bachelor's degree in modern languages is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #144 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of modern languages. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in modern languages during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Modern Languages School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in modern languages matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Modern Languages in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality modern languages program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Modern Languages Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for modern languages.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Modern Languages in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in modern languages.

Most Well Attended Schools for Modern Languages Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in modern languages. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 14 modern languages individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in modern languages needs to check out University of California - Riverside. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in modern languages in California.

There were about 7 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from University of California - Riverside

3

Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Occidental College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in modern languages. Oxy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Los Angeles.

There were approximately 6 modern languages individuals who graduated with this degree at Oxy in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Occidental College

4

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Northridge is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in modern languages. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in modern languages in California.

There were approximately 4 modern languages students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from California State University - Northridge

5

Scripps College
Claremont, CA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Scripps is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 2 modern languages individuals who graduated with this degree at Scripps in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Scripps College

6

Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA

Westmont is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from Westmont College

6

California State University - Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA

CSUMB is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Seaside. More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from California State University - Monterey Bay

6

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. More information about a bachelor’s in modern languages from University of California - Santa Cruz

Best Modern Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Modern Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	1
Oregon	330	8
Alaska	93	20

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Modern Languages Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Linguistics & Comparative Literature area of study, Modern Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Modern Languages

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics	505
Comparative Literature	299
Other Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies & Services	155
Applied Linguistics	42

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty. More about our data sources and methodologies.